[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> I'm in the market for a color printer to operate under RH6.1. I can
> get
> an Epson Stylus 740 for $100, including rebate, but I'm somewhat
> curios
> about the driver provider by RH6.1. The closet driver, that I see,
> would
> appear to be:
>
> "Epson Stylus 800 & ESC/P2 Printers"
>
> The Stylus 740 _is_ a ESC/P2 printer, but this isn't an exact match.
>
> Will this driver work with this printer?
> Is it fully compatible (provide access to all printer functionality)?
>
[snip]
> I have this printer, and it's a great printer. The problem is that
> it's only a great printer under windoze! Now, people tell me that it
> works under Linux as well, but in my house, that just ain't so! <g>
> I'm still reading docs, and help files, and web pages people have put
> up, so maybe it's just that I'm too dumb to get it, but if you get
> this beast running would you PLEASE let me know how you did it? Marie
Hey, Marie, is Wayward holding out on you? I sent him the directions,
but... Guess his training is lagging... 8^) Suggest that Diablo render
some motivational momentum!
Ok, the sequential process for installing the Epson 740 is as follows:
1. Go to <http://lcewww.et.tudelft.nl/~haver/linux/epson.html> and d/l
epson740.tar.gz. The link is in the top couple inches of the page.
2. "tar xvzf epson740.tar.gz". you'll get an "epson740/" directory.
Drop down into same.
3. "cp *.upp /usr/share/ghostscript/5.10/"
4. Now edit the file /usr/lib/rhs/rhs-printfilters/printerdb. Search
for the entry "U_EpsonStylusColor". Then scroll down for the line
which starts " BitsPerPixel: {stc600pl}" and after it add the
following three lines:
BitsPerPixel: {stc740ih> {Stylus Color 740, 1440x720DpI, Inkjet Paper}
BitsPerPixel: {stc740p> {Stylus Color 740, 720x720DpI, Plain Paper}
BitsPerPixel: {stc740pl> {Stylus Color 740, 360x360DpI, Plain Paper}
5. Fire up the printtool utility, and when asked to specify the
printfilter,
suggest you select the stc740pl uniprint one; it conserves expensive
color ink until you find something worthy of fancy paper & ink.
6. Give it a whack. It's working well for me...
best
rickf
PS to Marie-
Want I should send you some more Sambal Badjak? It's not only good
on chicken, but you could try rubbing it _all_over_ Wayward & watch to
see
what happens!
rickf
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Rick Forrister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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three people, two of whom are absent." Robert Copeland
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